Surface Structure Identification Unit and Circuit, Identification Method and Electronice Device

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides a surface structure identification unit including photoelectric sensing element, first and second signal input terminals, trace line, driving module, reset module and evaluation unit. The photoelectric sensing element is connected to the first signal input terminal, and the driving module. The reset module is configured to be connected to the driving module in a reset stage to reset the same. The control terminal of the driving module is configured to be connected to the second signal input terminal and the trace line in a charging stage and disconnected from the trace line in a detecting stage; the first terminal of the driving module is configured to be disconnected from the first signal input terminal in the charging stage and connected to the first signal input terminal in the detecting stage; and a second terminal of the driving module is connected to the trace line.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to the field of surface structureidentification, and particularly, relates to a surface structureidentification unit, a surface structure identification circuitincluding the surface structure identification unit, a display deviceincluding the surface structure identification circuit and a fingerprintidentification method for identifying fingerprints using the surfacestructure identification circuit.

BACKGROUND

Recently, electronic devices having biometric identification functionhave entered people's life and work, and among them, fingerprintidentification technology has drawn much attention due to uniqueidentity property of fingerprint.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating principle of detectingfingerprints by using a surface structure identification circuitincluding photodiodes. As shown in FIG. 1, light emitted by a backlightsource 200 passes through the surface structure identification circuit100 including the photodiodes, reaches a finger surface 300 on thesurface structure identification circuit 100, and is then reflected backto light receiving surfaces of the photodiodes from the finger surface300, and the photodiodes generate currents according to the receivedlight. Because ridges and valleys of fingerprint have differentdistances to the photodiodes, the current generated by the photodiodecorresponding to a ridge of fingerprint is different from that generatedby the photodiode corresponding to a valley of fingerprint. Therefore,fingerprint morphology can be determined based on magnitudes of thecurrents generated by the photodiodes in the surface structureidentification circuit 100.

FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of an existing surface structureidentification circuit. As shown in FIG. 2, the surface structureidentification circuit includes a plurality of scan lines 120 and aplurality of trace lines 110, which are provided in different layers andintersect with each other to define a plurality of surface structureidentification units, in each of which a photoelectric sensing elementD1 and a switching transistor TFT. In the process of identifyingfingerprints, the plurality of scan lines 120 are scanned line by line,the photoelectric sensing element D1 is used for generating a detectioncurrent according to reflected light from the fingerprint, and then thefingerprint morphology is determined based on the magnitudes of thedetection currents generated in the respective surface structureidentification units.

However, when scanning one row of the surface structure identificationunits, a current I_(out) generated from a first signal input terminaland a current I_(data) generated by the photoelectric sensing element D1are mixed together to be outputted, and I_(data) is much smaller thanI_(out), thus, the current generated by the photoelectric sensingelement D1 can hardly be distinguished from the mixed currents, whichresults in an error in fingerprint identification result.

Therefore, how to recognize the current generated by the photoelectricsensing element accurately becomes an urgent technical problem to besolved in the art.

SUMMARY

An object of the present invention is to provide a surface structureidentification unit, a surface structure identification circuitincluding the surface structure identification unit, an electronicdevice including the surface structure identification circuit and amethod for identifying a surface structure by using the surfacestructure identification circuit. By using the surface structureidentification circuit to identify a surface structure such asfingerprints or the like, current generated by a photoelectric sensingelement can be recognized accurately and morphology of the surfacestructure can be identified accurately.

To achieve the above object, as one aspect of the present invention,there is provided a surface structure identification unit, including aphotoelectric sensing element, a first signal input terminal, a secondsignal input terminal, a trace line, a driving module, a reset moduleand an evaluation unit, wherein:

one terminal of the photoelectric sensing element is connected to thefirst signal input terminal, and the other terminal thereof is connectedto a first terminal of the driving module;

the reset module is configured to be connected to a control terminal ofthe driving module only in a reset stage to reset potential of thecontrol terminal of the driving module, so as to connect the firstterminal of the driving module to a second terminal of the drivingmodule;

the control terminal of the driving module is configured to berespectively connected to the second signal input terminal and the traceline in a charging stage following the reset stage to stabilize thecontrol terminal of the driving module at a voltage capable ofmaintaining the connection between the first terminal and the secondterminal of the driving module and disconnected from the trace line in adetecting stage, wherein the second signal input terminal is set to zeroin the charging stage and is supplied with a voltage signal capable ofcausing the driving module to be in amplified state in the detectingstage; the first terminal of the driving module is configured to bedisconnected from the first signal input terminal in the charging stageand connected to the first signal input terminal in the detecting stage;and the second terminal of the driving module is connected to the traceline; and

the trace line is configured to be connected to the evaluation unit onlyin the detecting stage.

Preferably, the driving module includes a driving transistor, a gate ofthe driving transistor being formed to be the control terminal of thedriving module, a first electrode of the driving transistor being formedto be the first terminal of the driving module, and a second electrodeof the driving transistor being formed to be the second terminal of thedriving module.

Preferably, the surface structure identification unit further includes acompensation module having a resistance, a first terminal of thecompensation module being connected to the second signal input terminal,a second terminal of the compensation module being connected to thecontrol terminal of the driving module.

Preferably, the resistance of the compensation module has the same valueas that of an internal resistance of the trace line.

Preferably, the compensation module is a compensation resistor, whichhas a resistance having the same value as that of the internalresistance of the trace line.

Preferably, the surface structure identification unit further includes aswitch control module configured to:

in the charging stage: control the control terminal of the drivingmodule to be connected to the trace line, control the trace line to bedisconnected from the evaluation unit, and control the first terminal ofthe driving module to be disconnected from the first signal inputterminal; and

in the detecting stage: control the control terminal of the drivingmodule to be disconnected from the trace line, control the trace line tobe connected to the evaluation unit, and control the first terminal ofthe driving module to be connected to the first signal input terminal.

Preferably, the switch control module includes a first switchtransistor, a second switch transistor and a third switch transistor,wherein:

the first switch transistor has a gate connected to a scan line, a firstelectrode connected to the control terminal of the driving module, and asecond electrode connected to the trace line, the scan line being ableto supply an effective signal capable of turning on the first switchtransistor to the gate of the first switch transistor in the chargingstage;

the second switch transistor has a gate connected to a control line, afirst electrode connected to the first signal input terminal, and asecond electrode connected to the first terminal of the driving module,the control line being able to supply an effective signal capable ofturning on the second switch transistor to the gate of the second switchtransistor in the detecting stage; and

the third switch transistor has a gate connected to a pulse signal inputterminal, a first electrode connected to the trace line, and a secondelectrode connected to the evaluation unit, the pulse signal inputterminal being able to supply an effective signal capable of turning onthe third switch transistor to the gate of the third switch transistorin the detecting stage.

Preferably, the reset module includes a reset transistor and a resetsignal input terminal, the reset transistor having a gate connected tothe reset signal input terminal, a first electrode connected to thecontrol terminal of the driving module, and a second electrode connectedto the first signal input terminal, and the reset signal input terminalbeing able to supply an effective signal capable of turning on the resettransistor to the gate of the reset transistor in the reset stage.

As another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a surfacestructure identification circuit, including a plurality of surfacestructure identification areas arranged in a matrix, one surfacestructure identification unit being provided in each of the plurality ofsurface structure identification areas, and surface structureidentification units in a same column corresponding to a same traceline, wherein the surface structure identification unit is the abovesurface structure identification unit provided by the present invention.

Preferably, the surface structure identification circuit furtherincludes a plurality of switch line sets, each surface structureidentification unit further includes a switch control module, thesurface structure identification units in a same row correspond to asame switch line set, and said switch line set is connected to theswitch control modules of the surface structure identification units insaid row and supplies switch control signals to the switch controlmodules, such that:

in the charging stage: the switch control module controls the controlterminal of the driving module to be connected to the trace line,controls the trace line to be disconnected from the evaluation unit, andcontrols the first terminal of the driving module to be disconnectedfrom the first signal input terminal; and

in the detecting stage: the switch control module controls the controlterminal of the driving module to be disconnected from the trace line,controls the trace line to be connected to the evaluation unit, andcontrols the first terminal of the driving module to be connected to thefirst signal input terminal.

Preferably, each switch line set includes a scan line, a control lineand a pulse signal line, and the switch control module includes a firstswitch transistor, a second switch transistor and a third switchtransistor, wherein:

the first switch transistor has a gate connected to the scan line, afirst electrode connected to the control terminal of the driving module,and a second electrode connected to the trace line;

the second switch transistor has a gate connected to the control line, afirst electrode connected to the first signal input terminal, and asecond electrode connected to the first terminal of the driving module;and

the third switch transistor has a gate connected to a pulse signal inputterminal, a first electrode connected to the trace line, and a secondelectrode connected to the evaluation unit, the pulse signal inputterminal being connected to the pulse signal line, the pulse signal linebeing able to supply a voltage signal capable of turning on the thirdswitch transistor to the gate of the third switch transistor in thedetecting stage.

Preferably, each switch line set includes a reset signal line, the resetmodule of the surface structure identification unit is connected to thereset signal line, and the reset module is able to receive a resetsignal via the reset signal line in the reset stage and reset thecontrol terminal of the driving module.

Preferably, the reset module includes a reset transistor and a resetsignal input terminal, the reset transistor having a gate connected tothe reset signal input terminal, a first electrode connected to thecontrol terminal of the driving module, and a second electrode connectedto the first signal input terminal, and the reset signal input terminalbeing connected to the reset signal line.

Preferably, the evaluation unit includes a plurality of amplifier andfilter modules and a plurality of analog to digital (A/D) converters,wherein each trace line is connected to one amplifier and filter modulecorresponding thereto, and each amplifier and filter module is connectedto one A/D converter corresponding thereto.

As still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided anelectronic device comprising a surface structure identification circuit,wherein the surface structure identification circuit is any one of theabove surface structure identification circuits provided by the presentinvention.

As yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided amethod for identifying a surface structure using the above surfacestructure identification circuit, wherein the method includes aplurality of identification cycles, and each identification cycleincludes:

a reset stage: using the reset module to reset the control terminal ofthe driving module;

a charging stage: controlling the first terminal of the driving moduleto be disconnected from the first signal input terminal, controlling thesecond signal input terminal to be set to zero, controlling the controlterminal of the driving module to be connected to the trace line suchthat the control terminal of the driving module is stabilized at avoltage capable of maintaining connection between the first terminal andthe second terminal of the driving module, and controlling the traceline to be disconnected from the evaluation unit;

a detecting stage: controlling the trace line to be connected to theevaluation unit, controlling the first terminal of the driving module tobe connected to the first signal input terminal; and controlling asignal of the second signal input terminal to cause the driving moduleto be in amplified state; and

a calculating stage: determining morphology of the surface structurebased on a current received in the detecting stage by the evaluationunit.

In the surface structure identification unit provided by the presentinvention, the current generated by the photoelectric sensing elementcan be obtained by introducing the charging stage, so that the currentgenerated by the photoelectric sensing element under the influence ofthe surface structure can be conveniently identified in the detectingstage. Thus, the morphology of the surface structure covering on thesurface structure identification unit can be obtained more accurately.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Accompanying drawings are used for providing a further understanding ofthe present invention, constitute a part of the specification, and areused for explaining the present invention together with the followingspecific implementations, rather than limiting the present invention. Inthe drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating principle of detectingfingerprints by using a surface structure identification circuitincluding photodiodes;

FIG. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram of a surface structureidentification circuit in the prior art;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating modules of a surfacestructure identification unit provided by the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is a schematic circuit diagram of a surface structureidentification circuit provided by the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The specific implementations of the present invention will be describedin detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It shouldbe understood that the specific implementations described herein aremerely for describing and explaining the present invention, rather thanlimiting the present invention.

As one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a surfacestructure identification unit, as shown in FIG. 3, the surface structureidentification unit includes a photoelectric sensing element D1, a firstsignal input terminal VDD, a second signal input terminal VDD1, adriving module 191, a trace line 110, a reset module 140 and anevaluation unit (not shown). One terminal of the photoelectric sensingelement D1 is connected to the first signal input terminal VDD, and theother terminal thereof is connected to a first terminal of the drivingmodule 191.

The reset module 140 is configured to be connected to a control terminalof the driving module 191 only in a reset stage to reset potential ofthe control terminal of the driving module 191, so that the potential ofthe control terminal of the driving module 191 enables the firstterminal of the driving module 191 to be connected to a second terminalthereof. It can be understood that, in a charging stage and a detectingstage following the reset stage, the reset module 140 is disconnectedfrom the control terminal of the driving module 191.

The second terminal of the driving module 191 is connected to the traceline 110. The first terminal of the driving module 191 is configured tobe disconnected from the first signal input terminal VDD in the chargingstage and be connected to the first signal input terminal VDD in thedetecting stage. The control terminal of the driving module 191 isconfigured to be respectively connected to the second signal inputterminal VDD1 and the trace line 110 in the charging stage so that thecontrol terminal of the driving module 191 is stabilized at a voltagecapable of maintaining the connection between the first terminal and thesecond terminal of the driving module 191, and be disconnected from thetrace line 110 in the detecting stage, wherein the second signal inputterminal VDD1 is set to zero in the charging stage and is supplied witha voltage signal that can make the driving module 191 in amplifiedstate. The voltage signal supplied to the second signal input terminalVDD1 in the detecting stage is not specifically limited in the presentinvention, as long as it can make the driving module 191 operate in theamplified state in the case that the first terminal of the drivingmodule 191 is connected to the first signal input terminal VDD. In oneembodiment, the signal supplied to the second signal input terminal VDD1in the detecting stage may be the same as that supplied to the firstsignal input terminal. For example, the second signal input terminalVDD1 may be a pulse signal input terminal, and a pulse signal issupplied to the second signal input terminal VDD1 such that the secondsignal input terminal VDD1 is set to zero in the charging stage and issupplied with the same signal as that supplied to the first signal inputterminal VDD in the detecting stage.

The trace line 100 is configured to be connected to the evaluation unitonly in the detecting stage.

In one embodiment, in the reset stage, the reset module is connected tothe control terminal of the driving module 191 to reset the controlterminal of the driving module 191, so that the potential of the controlterminal of the driving module 191 enables a connection between thefirst terminal and the second terminal of the driving module 191. In thecharging stage, the first terminal of the driving module 191 isdisconnected from the first signal input terminal VDD, the controlterminal of the driving module 191 is connected to the trace line 110,the second signal input terminal VDD1 connected to the control terminalof the driving module 191 is set to zero, and the trace line 110 isdisconnected from the evaluation unit. In the detecting stage, the traceline 110 is connected to the evaluation unit, the first terminal of thedriving module 191 is connected with the first signal input terminalVDD, and a voltage signal is inputted to the second signal inputterminal VDD1 to make the driving module 191 operate in amplified state.

In the present invention, the trace line 110 is used for outputting acurrent generated by the surface structure identification unit. Theevaluation unit is used for receiving the current outputted from thetrace line 110 and is able to calculate specific morphology of a surfacestructure covering on the surface structure identification unit based onthe received current.

In the present invention, in the charging stage, the reset module 140 isdisconnected from the control terminal of the driving module 191, atthis point, the control terminal of the driving module 191 is still at afloating voltage that enables the connection of the first terminal tothe second terminal of the driving module 191, thus, the driving module191 is in on state, and there is a current flowing through the drivingmodule 191. Since the first terminal of the driving module 191 isdisconnected from the first signal input terminal VDD, the currentflowing through the driving module 191 is the current generated by thephotoelectric sensing element D1. It can be understood that, even thoughthe control terminal of the driving module 191 is connected to thesecond signal input terminal VDD1 that is set to zero, voltage of thecontrol terminal of the driving module 191 will not drop to zeroimmediately because of the internal resistance of the lead connectedbetween the control terminal of the driving module 191 and the secondsignal input terminal VDD1. In the meanwhile, as the current flowingthrough the driving module 191 charges the control terminal of thedriving module 191, the control terminal of the driving module 191 canultimately be stabilized at a voltage Vg that enables the connection ofthe first terminal with the second terminal of the driving module 191,and the voltage Vg is correlated with the current flowing through thedriving module 191, so that the control terminal of the driving module191 can collect the current generated by the photoelectric sensingelement D1.

In other words, when the driving module 191 is turned on, the firstsignal input terminal VDD, the photoelectric sensing element D1, thedriving module 191, the trace line 110 and the second signal inputterminal VDD1 form a series circuit. At this time, the voltage Vg of thecontrol terminal of the driving module 191 is correlated with thecurrent generated, due to photoelectric effect, by the photoelectricsensing element D1, and magnitude of the current generated by thephotoelectric sensing element D1 depends on the morphology of thesurface structure covering on the surface structure identification unit.

In the detecting stage, the trace line 110 is connected to theevaluation unit, the first terminal of the driving module 191 isconnected to the first signal input terminal VDD, the control terminalof the driving module 191 is connected to the second signal inputterminal VDD1 so that the driving module 191 works in amplified state,and therefore the driving module 191 is equivalent to an amplifiermodule. The current generated by the amplifier module is correlated withthe voltage Vg of the control terminal of the driving module 191 in thecharging stage. Because the voltage generated by the charges chargedinto the control terminal of the driving module 191 is correlated withthe current generated in the charging stage by the photoelectric sensingelement D1, the current outputted via the trace line 110 is correlatedwith the current generated in the charging stage by the photoelectricsensing element D1. It can be understood that, the current outputted viathe trace line 110 is also correlated with the voltage inputted to thefirst signal input terminal VDD and the internal resistance R_(trace) ofthe trace line 110. The current outputted from the trace line 110 isoutputted to the evaluation unit, therefore, the current generated bythe photoelectric sensing element D1 in the charging stage can beobtained by the evaluation unit, and then the morphology of the surfacestructure covering on the surface structure identification unit can becalculated based on the obtained current.

It can be known from the above description, in the surface structureidentification unit provided by the present invention, the voltage ofthe control terminal of the driving module 191 is reset at the resetstage, so that the control terminal of the driving module 191 canobtain, in the charging stage, a voltage correlated with the currentgenerated by the photoelectric sensing element D1, as a result, thecurrent generated by the photoelectric sensing element D1 under theinfluence of the surface structure can be conveniently identified in thedetecting stage, and the morphology of the surface structure covering onthe surface structure identification unit can thus be obtained moreaccurately.

In the present invention, the specific structure of the driving module191 is not particularly limited, and in one example, the driving module191 may include a driving transistor, which has a gate formed to be thecontrol terminal of the driving module 191, a first electrode formed tobe the first terminal of the driving module 191 and a second electrodeformed to be the second terminal of the driving module 191.

Because the driving transistor has a multi-layer structure, and the gateof the driving transistor is in a different layer from the source anddrain of the driving transistor, parasitic capacitance may be formed inthe driving transistor and used for storing charges in the chargingstage. The gate and first electrode of the driving transistor areconnected with the first signal input terminal VDD and the second signalinput terminal VDD1, respectively, and the second signal input terminalVDD1 is supplied with a certain voltage signal such that the drivingtransistor works in amplified region. In this case, the currentgenerated in the detecting stage by the driving transistor can beobtained by detection, then the current generated by the photoelectricsensing element D1 under the influence of the surface structure can beobtained based on the obtained value and a calculation formula, and thusthe morphology of the surface structure can be obtained.

It should be noted that the surface structure identification unitprovided by the present invention can be used to identify varioussurface structures such as fingerprints, lip lines, or other surfacestructure. In the present invention, the signal inputted via the firstsignal input terminal VDD may be a high-level voltage signal.

It can be easily understood that, the surface structure identificationunit provided by the present invention is used in a surface structureidentification circuit. The surface structure identification circuitincludes a plurality of surface structure identification units arrangedin a matrix, and the surface structure identification units in a samecolumn are connected to a same trace line 110 (i.e., the surfacestructure identification units in a same column correspond to a sametrace line 110). In the process of identifying a surface structure, thesurface structure identification units are scanned line by line. Whenscanning one row of surface structure identification units, the drivingmodules of the surface structure identification units in the other rowsare disconnected from the first signal input terminal VDD. However, thisdisconnection is not an absolute disconnection, a leakage currentI_(leak) may still be generated and outputted to the trace line 110,thereby influencing the detection result. In order to eliminate theinfluence of the leakage current I_(leak) to obtain the morphology ofthe surface structure more accurately, preferably, the surface structureidentification unit may further include a compensation module 190 havinga resistance. The compensation module 190 is connected between thecontrol terminal of the driving module 191 and the second signal inputterminal VDD1, specifically, a first terminal of the compensation module190 is connected to the second signal input terminal VDD1, and a secondterminal of the compensation module 190 is connected to the controlterminal of the driving module 191.

It should be noted that, the compensation module 190 having a resistancedescribed herein means that the compensation module 190 has a resistancevalue not equal to zero. For convenience of description, the resistancevalue of the compensation module 190 may be represented by R_(st). Inthe present invention, the driving module 191 (e.g., driving transistor)may be an amplifier element, so as to control an output current I_(out)by using a relatively small control current.

With the presence of the compensation module 190, the charging stage maybe referred to as a charging and compensating stage. In this stage, thecontrol terminal of the driving module 191 is disconnected from thereset module 140, but still at a floating voltage capable of turning onthe driving module 191, the compensation module 190 is connected withthe trace line 110, the trace line 110 is disconnected from theevaluation unit, the first terminal of the driving module 191 isdisconnected from the first signal input terminal VDD, the firstterminal of the compensation module 190 is connected with the secondsignal input terminal VDD1, the second terminal of the compensationmodule 190 is connected with the control terminal of the driving module191 (i.e., gate of the driving transistor), and therefore, both theleakage current I_(leak) leaked onto the trace line 110 and the currentI_(data) generated by the photoelectric sensing element D1 charges thecontrol terminal of the driving module (i.e., the parasitic capacitanceof the driving transistor), so that the voltage of the control terminalof the driving module 191 is stabilized at Vg ultimately. The voltage Vgof the control terminal of the driving module 191 can be calculatedaccording to the following formula (1):

Vg=(I _(data) +I _(leak))R _(st)  (1)

In the detecting stage, the compensation module 190 is disconnected fromthe trace line 110, the trace line 110 is connected with the evaluationunit, the first terminal of the driving module 191 is controlled to beconnected with the high-level input terminal VDD, and in the case thatthe driving module 191 is a driving transistor, the current I_(out)outputted to the evaluation unit via the trace line 110 can becalculated using the formula (2).

$\begin{matrix}\begin{matrix}{I_{out} = {{K/2}\mspace{14mu} \left( {{VDD} - {Vg} - V_{th} + {I_{leak}*R_{trace}}} \right)}} \\{= {{K/2}\mspace{14mu} \left( {{VDD} - {\left( {I_{data} + I_{leak}} \right)R_{st}} - V_{th} + {I_{leak}*R_{trace}}} \right)}} \\{= {{K/2}\mspace{14mu} \left( {{VDD} - {I_{data}*R_{st}} - {I_{leak}*R_{st}} - V_{th} + {I_{leak}*R_{trace}}} \right)}} \\{= {K/{2\mspace{14mu}\left\lbrack {{VDD} - {I_{data}*R_{st}} - {I_{leak}*\left( {R_{st} - R_{trace}} \right)} - V_{th}} \right\rbrack}}}\end{matrix} & (2)\end{matrix}$

where,

-   -   V_(th) is the threshold voltage of the driving transistor;    -   R_(trace) is the internal resistance of the trace line 110;    -   R_(st) is the internal resistance of the compensation module        190; and    -   K is a constant correlated with width-to-length ratio of the        driving transistor.

It can be known from the part “I_(leak)*(R_(st)−R_(trace))” in theformula (2), the resistance of the compensation module 190 counteracts apart of the internal resistance of the trace line 110, so as to reduceinfluence of the leakage current I_(leak) on the current I_(out)ultimately outputted to the evaluation unit, thereby improving accuracyof detection of the surface structure.

In the present invention, the value of the resistance of thecompensation module 190 is not particularly limited, as long as it cancounteracts the internal resistance of the trace line 110 such that thedifference between the value of the resistance of the compensationmodule 190 and the value of the internal resistance of the trace line110 is smaller than the value of the internal resistance of the traceline 110.

In order to eliminate the influence of the leakage current I_(leak) onthe current I_(out) ultimately outputted to the evaluation unit via thetrace line 110, preferably, the resistance of the compensation module190 has the same value as that of the internal resistance of the traceline 110 connected to the surface structure identification unit, andaccordingly the formula (2) can be rewritten as:I_(out)=K/2[VDD−I_(data)*R_(st)−V_(th)]. It can be thus known that thecurrent I_(out) ultimately outputted via the trace line 110 iscorrelated with the resistance value R_(st) of the compensation module,the threshold voltage V_(th) of the driving transistor and properties ofthe driving transistor itself only, but irrelevant to the leakagecurrent I_(leak), thereby further improving identification accuracy ofthe surface structure identification unit.

It should be noted that, in the detecting stage, the current generatedby the photoelectric sensing element D1 is much smaller than thatgenerated by the driving module 191, and therefore, the current I_(data)generated by the photoelectric sensing element D1 can be left out incalculating the current I_(out) ultimately outputted to the evaluationunit via the trace line 110. However, in the charging stage, thegenerated current only includes the current generated by thephotoelectric sensing element D1 and the leakage currents generated bythe surface structure identification units in the other rows, andtherefore, the current I_(data) generated by the photoelectric sensingelement D1 should not be left out in the charging stage.

Because the magnitude of the current I_(data) generated by thephotoelectric sensing element D1 is correlated with the intensity oflight received by the photoelectric sensing element D1, i.e., correlatedwith the morphology of the surface structure covering on the surfacestructure identification unit, the morphology of the surface structurecovering on the surface structure identification unit can be obtained bycalculating the magnitude of the current I_(data) generated by thephotoelectric sensing element D1. As the current I_(out) outputted viathe trace line 110 can be obtained by detection, the magnitude of thecurrent I_(data) generated by the photoelectric sensing element D1 canbe calculated using the formula (2), and then the morphology of thesurface structure covering on the surface structure identification unitis obtained.

It can also be seen from the formula (2), current outputted by thesurface structure identification unit including the compensation module190 is less affected by the leakage current I_(leak), therefore, thecurrent I_(data) generated by the photoelectric sensing element D1,which is obtained by calculation, is less affected by the leakagecurrent I_(leak), that is to say, the morphology of the surfacestructure obtained using the surface structure identification unitincluding the compensation module 190 is less affected by the leakagecurrent, and thus the identification result is more accurate.

In the case of using the surface structure identification unit providedby the present invention to identify a surface structure, eachidentification cycle includes the reset stage, the charging stage (orthe charging and compensating stage) and the detecting stage.

In order to simplify the structure of the surface structureidentification unit, the compensation module 190 may be a compensationresistor, which has the same resistance value as the value of theinternal resistance of the trace line 110 connected to the surfacestructure identification unit. Specifically, the compensation resistoris connected between the control terminal of the driving module 191 andthe second signal input terminal VDD1, i.e., a first terminal of thecompensation resistor is connected to the second signal input terminalVDD1 and a second terminal thereof is connected to the control terminalof the driving module 191.

For ease of control, preferably, the surface structure identificationunit further includes a switch control module 130. The switch controlmodule 130 is configured to:

in the charging and compensating stage: control the control terminal ofthe driving module 191 (the compensation module 190) to be connectedwith the trace line 110, control the trace line 110 to be disconnectedfrom the evaluation unit, and control the first terminal of the drivingmodule 191 to be disconnected from the first signal input terminal VDD;and

in the detecting stage: control the control terminal of the drivingmodule 191 to be disconnected from the trace line 110, control the traceline 110 to be connected to the evaluation unit, and control the firstterminal of the driving module 191 to be connected with the first signalinput terminal VDD.

In the present invention, the specific structure of the switch controlmodule is not particularly limited, as long as it can control states ofthe respective elements according to the above timing sequence. As aspecific implementation of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4,the switch control module may include a first switch transistor T2, asecond switch transistor T4 and a third switch transistor T3.

The first switch transistor T2 may have a gate connected to one scanline 120, a first electrode connected to the control terminal of thedriving module 191 (i.e., the second terminal of the compensation module190) and a second electrode connected to the trace line 110.

In the charging stage, a scan signal is supplied to the gate of thefirst switch transistor T2 via the scan line 120 to turn on the firstswitch transistor T2 in the charging stage; in a stage other than thecharging stage, no scan signal is supplied onto the scan line 20, andaccordingly the first switch transistor T2 is turned off.

The second switch transistor T4 has a gate connected to a control lineEM, a first electrode connected to the first signal input terminal VDD,and a second electrode connected to the first terminal of the drivingmodule 191.

In the detecting stage, a turn-on signal is supplied to the secondswitch transistor T4 via the control line EM to turn on the secondswitch transistor T4; in a stage other than the detecting stage, noturn-on signal is supplied to the control line EM, and accordingly thesecond switch transistor T4 is turned off.

The third switch transistor T3 has a gate connected to a pulse signalinput terminal V_(t3), a first electrode connected to the trace line110, and a second electrode connected to the evaluation unit, and thepulse signal input terminal V_(t3) can supply a voltage signal capableof turning on the third switch transistor T3 to the gate of the thirdswitch transistor T3 in the detecting stage.

In the detecting stage, the pulse signal input terminal V_(t3) suppliesa voltage signal capable of turning on the third switch transistor T3 tothe third switch transistor T3, and thus the third switch transistor T3is turned on; in a stage other than the detecting stage, the pulsesignal input terminal V_(t3) stop the supply of the voltage signalcapable of turning on the third switch transistor T3 to the third switchtransistor T3, and accordingly the third switch transistor T3 is turnedoff.

In order to eliminate the influence of residual charges in a previousscan cycle, the reset module 140 of the surface structure identificationunit provided by the present invention is connected to the controlterminal of the driving module 191 and used for resetting the potentialof the driving module 191 in the reset stage. In this case, when thesurface structure identification unit provided by the embodiment is usedto identify a surface structure such as fingerprints, eachidentification cycle includes three stages, namely, the reset stage, thecharging stage and the detecting stage.

In the present invention, the specific structure of the reset module 140is not particularly limited, as long as it can reset the controlterminal of the driving module 191 in the reset stage such that thecontrol terminal of the driving module 191 enables the first terminaland the second terminal of the driving module 191 to be connected. Inthe implementation shown in FIG. 4, the reset module 140 includes areset transistor T_(rst) and a reset signal input terminal RST. Thereset transistor T_(rst) has a gate connected to the reset signal inputterminal RST, a first electrode connected to the control terminal of thedriving module 191, and a second electrode connected to the first signalinput terminal VDD.

In the reset stage, a reset signal is supplied to the reset signal inputterminal RST to turn on the reset transistor T_(rst), so that thecontrol terminal of the driving module 191 is also at a level capable ofturning on the driving module 191.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a surface structure identificationcircuit provided by the present invention, and in FIG. 4, the surfacestructure identification unit includes a photoelectric sensing elementD1, a driving module 191 implemented as a driving transistor, acompensation module 190 implemented as a compensation resistor, a switchcontrol module and a reset module 140.

One terminal of the photoelectric sensing element D1 is connected to afirst signal input terminal VDD, and the other terminal thereof isconnected to a first electrode of the driving transistor; and a secondelectrode of the driving transistor is connected to a trace line 110.

A first terminal of the compensation resistor is connected to a secondsignal input terminal VDD1, and a second terminal thereof is connectedto a gate of the driving transistor.

The switch control module includes a first switch transistor T2, asecond switch transistor T4 and a third switch transistor T3. The firstswitch transistor T2 has a gate configured to be connected to one scanline 120, a first electrode connected to the second terminal of thecompensation resistor, and a second electrode configured to be connectedto the trace line 110. The second switch transistor T4 has a gateconnected to one control line EM, a first electrode connected to thefirst signal input terminal VDD, and a second electrode connected to thefirst electrode of the driving transistor. The third switch transistorT3 has a gate connected to a pulse signal input terminal V_(t3), a firstelectrode connected to the trace line 110, and a second electrodeconnected to the evaluation unit, and the pulse signal input terminalV_(t3) can supply, to the gate of the third switch transistor T3, avoltage signal capable of turning on the third switch transistor T3 inthe detecting stage.

The reset module 140 includes a reset transistor T_(rst) and a resetsignal input terminal RST, the reset transistor T_(rst) has a gateconnected to the reset signal input terminal RST, a first electrodeconnected to the control terminal (i.e., gate) of the drivingtransistor, and a second electrode connected to the first signal inputterminal VDD.

In the reset stage, the reset signal input terminal RST can supply areset signal to the gate of the reset transistor T_(rst) to reset thegate of the driving transistor (i.e., reset the voltage of the gate ofthe driving transistor to a level capable of ensuring that the drivingtransistor is turned on in the subsequent charging stage).

In the charging stage, an effective signal (i.e., scan signal) issupplied to the gate of the first switch transistor T2 via the scan line120 to connect the control electrode of the driving transistor to thetrace line 110, an invalid signal is supplied to the third switchtransistor T3 via the pulse signal input terminal V_(t3) to disconnectthe trace line 110 from the evaluation unit, and an invalid signal issupplied to the gate of the second switch transistor T4 via the controlline EM to disconnect the first electrode of the driving transistor fromthe first signal input terminal VDD.

In the detecting stage, an invalid signal is supplied to the gate of thefirst switch transistor T2 via the scan line 120 to disconnect thecontrol electrode of the driving transistor from the trace line 110, aneffective signal is supplied to the third switch transistor T3 via thepulse signal input terminal V_(t3) to connect the trace line 110 to theevaluation unit, and an effective signal is supplied to the gate of thesecond switch transistor T4 via the control line EM to connect the firstelectrode of the driving transistor to the first signal input terminalVDD.

As another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a surfacestructure identification circuit including a plurality of surfacestructure identification areas arranged in a matrix, wherein the surfacestructure identification areas in a same column correspond to a sametrace line 100, and each surface structure identification area isprovided therein with one surface structure identification unit, and thesurface structure identification unit is the above surface structureidentification unit provided by the present invention.

As described above, in the case that the surface structureidentification circuit includes a compensation module 190, theresistance of the compensation module 190 counteracts a part of theinternal resistance of the trace line 110, so that influence of theleakage current on the current I_(out) that is ultimately outputted canbe reduced, thereby improving accuracy of detection of the surfacestructure.

In the case that the surface structure identification unit includes aswitch control module 130, the surface structure identification circuitfurther includes a plurality of switch line sets, each row of surfacestructure identification units correspond to one switch line set, andthe switch line set is connected to the switch control module 130 andsupplies switch control signals to the switch control module 130, suchthat:

in the charging stage: the switch control module 130 controls thecontrol terminal of the driving module 191 to be connected to the traceline 110, controls the trace line 110 to be disconnected from theevaluation unit, and controls the first terminal of the driving moduleto be disconnected from the first signal input terminal VDD; and

in the detecting stage: the switch control module 130 controls thecontrol terminal of the driving module 191 to be disconnected from thetrace line 110, controls the trace line 110 to be connected to theevaluation unit, and controls the first terminal of the driving moduleto be connected to the first signal input terminal VDD.

The surface structure identification circuit includes a plurality ofsurface structure identification areas, each of which is providedtherein with the above surface structure identification unit provided bythe present invention, therefore, when a user places his/her finger on asurface of the surface structure identification circuit, the pluralityof surface structure identification units respectively determine themorphology of the fingerprint covering on upper surfaces thereof (i.e.,determine whether a ridge or a valley of the fingerprint covers on thesurface structure identification unit), and the pattern of thefingerprint covering on the surface of the surface structureidentification circuit can be ultimately determined based on the currentoutputted from the trace line 110.

As described above, in the case of using the surface structureidentification unit to identify the morphology of a surface structure,influence of the leakage current can be reduced or even be eliminated byseparating the charging stage from the detecting stage, and thus a moreaccurate identification result can be obtained.

It could be understood that, the circuit shown in FIG. 4 is only a partof the surface structure identification circuit. To facilitateunderstanding, FIG. 4 does not show a regular surface structureidentification area, elements labeled with reference numerals belong toa same surface structure identification unit and elements withoutreference numerals belong to other surface structure identificationunit(s).

As a specific implementation of the present invention, as shown in FIG.4, each switch line set includes a scan line 120, a control line EM anda pulse signal line (not shown). Correspondingly, the switch controlmodule includes a first switch transistor T2, a second switch transistorT4 and a third switch transistor T3.

The first switch transistor T2 has a gate connected with the scan line120, a first electrode connected to the control terminal of the drivingmodule 191, and a second electrode connected to the trace line 110. Thescan line 120 may be periodically supplied with a scan signal, so as toturn on the first switch transistor T2 periodically. Specifically, ascan signal is supplied to the scan line 120 in the charging stage ofeach identification cycle, so as to turn on the first switch transistorT2 in the charging stage to connect the control terminal of the drivingmodule 191 to the trace line 110.

The second switch transistor T4 has a gate connected to the control lineEM, a first electrode connected to the first signal input terminal VDD,and a second electrode connected to the first terminal of the drivingmodule. The control line EM may be periodically supplied with a controlsignal, so as to turn on the second switch transistor T4 periodically.Specifically, a control signal is supplied to the control line EM in thedetecting stage of each identification cycle, so as to turn on thesecond switch transistor T4 in the detecting stage to connect the firstterminal of the driving module to the first signal input terminal VDD.

The third switch transistor T3 has a gate connected to a pulse signalinput terminal V_(t3), a first electrode connected to the trace line110, and a second electrode connected to the evaluation unit, and thepulse signal input terminal V_(t3), is connected to the pulse signalline, which is able to supply, to the gate of the third switchtransistor T3, a voltage signal capable of turning on the third switchtransistor T3 in the detecting stage.

The pulse signal line may be periodically supplied with a pulse signal,so as to turn on the third switch transistor T3 periodically.Specifically, a pulse signal is supplied to the pulse signal line in thedetecting stage of each identification cycle, so as to turn on the thirdswitch transistor T3 in the detecting stage to allow the output currentgenerated by the driving module 191 to be outputted to the evaluationunit via the trace line 110.

The surface structure identification unit provided by the presentinvention further includes the reset module 140 connected to a resetsignal line. Correspondingly, each switch line set includes the resetsignal line, and the reset module can receive a reset signal via thereset signal line and reset the gate of the driving transistor in thereset stage, so that influence of residual charges in the parasiticcapacitance of the driving transistor in a previous identification cyclecan be eliminate.

As a preferable implementation of the present invention, the resetmodule 140 includes a reset transistor T_(rst) and a reset signal inputterminal RST, the reset transistor T_(rst) has a gate connected to thereset signal input terminal RST, a first electrode connected to thecontrol terminal of the driving module 191, and a second electrodeconnected to the first signal input terminal VDD, and the reset signalinput terminal RST is connected to the reset signal line.

The reset signal line may be periodically supplied with a reset signal,so as to turn on the reset transistor T_(rst) periodically.Specifically, a reset signal is supplied to the reset signal line in thereset stage of each identification cycle, so as to to turn on the resettransistor T_(rst) in the reset stage.

In order to determine the morphology of the surface structure based onthe output current, preferably, the evaluation unit of the surfacestructure identification circuit may include a plurality of amplifierand filter modules 150 and a plurality of analog to digital (A/D)converters 160, each trace line 110 is connected to one amplifier andfilter module 150 corresponding thereto, and each amplifier and filtermodule 150 is connected to one A/D converter 160 corresponding thereto.

The current outputted from the trace line 110 can be amplified by theamplifier and filter module 150 and be converted to a digital signal bythe A/D converter 160, and whether the detected part of a fingerprint isa ridge of the fingerprint or a valley of the fingerprint can bedetermined according to the magnitude of the digital signal.

As still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided anelectronic device including a surface structure identification circuit,wherein the surface structure identification circuit is the abovesurface structure identification circuit provided by the presentinvention.

Because the surface structure identification circuit provided by thepresent invention can accurately identify fingerprints, security of theelectronic device is improved.

In the present invention, the specific structure of the electronicdevice is not particularly limited, for example, the electronic devicemay be a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a tablet computer or otherelectronic device.

When the electronic device is a display device, the surface structureidentification circuit may be provided in a display area of theelectronic device, the surface structure identification units may becombined in pixel units of the electronic device, and the trace lines110 may be data lines of the display device. When a finger of a user orother surface structure touches the screen, morphology of the surfacestructure covering on the surface of the screen can be immediatelyidentified.

As still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided amethod for identifying a surface structure using the above surfacestructure identification circuit, wherein the method includes aplurality of identification cycles, and each identification cycleincludes:

a reset stage: resetting the control terminal of the driving module 191by using the reset module 140; a charging stage: controlling the firstterminal of the driving module 191 to be disconnected from the firstsignal input terminal VDD, controlling the second signal input terminalto be set to zero, and controlling the control terminal of the drivingmodule to be connected to the trace line such that the control terminalof the driving module is stabilized at a voltage capable of maintainingconnection between the first terminal and the second terminal of thedriving module, and meanwhile controlling the trace line 110 to bedisconnected from the evaluation unit;

a detecting stage: controlling the trace line 110 to be connected to theevaluation unit, controlling the first terminal of the driving module191 to be connected to the first signal input terminal VDD; andcontrolling a signal of the second signal input terminal to make thedriving module 191 in amplified state; and

a calculating stage: determining, by the evaluation unit, the morphologyof the surface structure based on a current received in the detectingstage.

It should be noted that, the resistor R_(fb) shown in FIG. 4 actually isthe internal resistance of the lines respectively connecting thecompensation resistor to the first switch transistor T2 and the firstsignal input terminal VDD in series. The photoelectric sensing elementD1 may be a photodiode, and an anode of the photoelectric sensingelement D1 is connected to the first signal input terminal VDD and acathode thereof is connected to the first electrode of the drivingtransistor.

It could be understood that, the above implementations are exemplaryimplementations merely for explaining the principle of the presentinvention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For thoseof ordinary skill in the art, various variations and improvements can bemade without departing from the spirit and scope of the presentinvention, and these variations and improvements are also considered asfalling into the protection scope of the present invention.

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 17. A surface structure identification unit, comprisinga photoelectric sensing element, a first signal input terminal, a secondsignal input terminal, a trace line, a driving module, a reset moduleand an evaluation unit, wherein: one terminal of the photoelectricsensing element is connected to the first signal input terminal, and theother terminal thereof is connected to a first terminal of the drivingmodule; the reset module is configured to be connected to a controlterminal of the driving module only in a reset stage to reset potentialof the control terminal of the driving module, so as to connect thefirst terminal of the driving module to a second terminal of the drivingmodule; the control terminal of the driving module is configured to berespectively connected to the second signal input terminal and the traceline in a charging stage following the reset stage to stabilize thecontrol terminal of the driving module at a voltage capable ofmaintaining connection between the first terminal and the secondterminal of the driving module, and disconnected from the trace line ina detecting stage, wherein the second signal input terminal is set tozero in the charging stage and is supplied with a voltage signal capableof causing the driving module to be in amplified state in the detectingstage; the first terminal of the driving module is configured to bedisconnected from the first signal input terminal in the charging stageand connected to the first signal input terminal in the detecting stage;and the second terminal of the driving module is connected to the traceline; and the trace line is configured to be connected to the evaluationunit only in the detecting stage.
 18. The surface structureidentification unit according to claim 17, wherein the driving moduleincludes a driving transistor, a gate of the driving transistor beingformed to be the control terminal of the driving module, a firstelectrode of the driving transistor being formed to be the firstterminal of the driving module, and a second electrode of the drivingtransistor being formed to be the second terminal of the driving module.19. The surface structure identification unit according to claim 17,wherein the surface structure identification unit further includes acompensation module having a resistance, a first terminal of thecompensation module being connected to the second signal input terminal,and a second terminal of the compensation module being connected to thecontrol terminal of the driving module.
 20. The surface structureidentification unit according to claim 18, wherein the surface structureidentification unit further includes a compensation module having aresistance, a first terminal of the compensation module being connectedto the second signal input terminal, and a second terminal of thecompensation module being connected to the control terminal of thedriving module.
 21. The surface structure identification unit accordingto claim 19, wherein the resistance of the compensation module has thesame value as that of an internal resistance of the trace line.
 22. Thesurface structure identification unit according to claim 20, wherein theresistance of the compensation module has the same value as that of aninternal resistance of the trace line.
 23. The surface structureidentification unit according to claim 19, wherein the compensationmodule is a compensation resistor, which has a resistance having thesame value as that of the internal resistance of the trace line.
 24. Thesurface structure identification unit according to claim 17, furtherincluding a switch control module, which is configured to: in thecharging stage: control the control terminal of the driving module to beconnected to the trace line, control the trace line to be disconnectedfrom the evaluation unit, and control the first terminal of the drivingmodule to be disconnected from the first signal input terminal; and inthe detecting stage: control the control terminal of the driving moduleto be disconnected from the trace line, control the trace line to beconnected to the evaluation unit, and control the first terminal of thedriving module to be connected to the first signal input terminal. 25.The surface structure identification unit according to claim 23, furtherincluding a switch control module, which is configured to: in thecharging stage: control the control terminal of the driving module to beconnected to the trace line, control the trace line to be disconnectedfrom the evaluation unit, and control the first terminal of the drivingmodule to be disconnected from the first signal input terminal; and inthe detecting stage: control the control terminal of the driving moduleto be disconnected from the trace line, control the trace line to beconnected to the evaluation unit, and control the first terminal of thedriving module to be connected to the first signal input terminal. 26.The surface structure identification unit according to claim 24, whereinthe switch control module includes a first switch transistor, a secondswitch transistor and a third switch transistor, wherein: the firstswitch transistor has a gate connected to a scan line, a first electrodeconnected to the control terminal of the driving module, and a secondelectrode connected to the trace line, the scan line being able tosupply an effective signal capable of turning on the first switchtransistor to the gate of the first switch transistor in the chargingstage; the second switch transistor has a gate connected to a controlline, a first electrode connected to the first signal input terminal,and a second electrode connected to the first terminal of the drivingmodule, the control line being able to supply an effective signalcapable of turning on the second switch transistor to the gate of thesecond switch transistor in the detecting stage; and the third switchtransistor has a gate connected to a pulse signal input terminal, afirst electrode connected to the trace line, and a second electrodeconnected to the evaluation unit, the pulse signal input terminal beingable to supply an effective signal capable of turning on the thirdswitch transistor to the gate of the third switch transistor in thedetecting stage.
 27. The surface structure identification unit accordingto claim 25, wherein the switch control module includes a first switchtransistor, a second switch transistor and a third switch transistor,wherein: the first switch transistor has a gate connected to a scanline, a first electrode connected to the control terminal of the drivingmodule, and a second electrode connected to the trace line, the scanline being able to supply an effective signal capable of turning on thefirst switch transistor to the gate of the first switch transistor inthe charging stage; the second switch transistor has a gate connected toa control line, a first electrode connected to the first signal inputterminal, and a second electrode connected to the first terminal of thedriving module, the control line being able to supply an effectivesignal capable of turning on the second switch transistor to the gate ofthe second switch transistor in the detecting stage; and the thirdswitch transistor has a gate connected to a pulse signal input terminal,a first electrode connected to the trace line, and a second electrodeconnected to the evaluation unit, the pulse signal input terminal beingable to supply an effective signal capable of turning on the thirdswitch transistor to the gate of the third switch transistor in thedetecting stage.
 28. The surface structure identification unit accordingto claim 17, wherein the reset module includes a reset transistor and areset signal input terminal, the reset transistor having a gateconnected to the reset signal input terminal, a first electrodeconnected to the control terminal of the driving module, and a secondelectrode connected to the first signal input terminal, and the resetsignal input terminal being able to supply an effective signal capableof turning on the reset transistor to the gate of the reset transistorin the reset stage.
 29. A surface structure identification circuit,including a plurality of surface structure identification areas arrangedin a matrix, one surface structure identification unit being provided ineach of the plurality of surface structure identification areas, andsurface structure identification units in a same column corresponding toa same trace line, wherein the surface structure identification unit isthe surface structure identification unit according to claim
 17. 30. Thesurface structure identification circuit according to claim 29, whereinthe surface structure identification circuit further includes aplurality of switch line sets, each surface structure identificationunit further includes a switch control module, the surface structureidentification units in a same row correspond to a same switch line set,and said switch line set is connected to the switch control modules ofthe surface structure identification units in said row and suppliesswitch control signals to the switch control modules, such that: in thecharging stage: the switch control module controls the control terminalof the driving module to be connected to the trace line, controls thetrace line to be disconnected from the evaluation unit, and controls thefirst terminal of the driving module to be disconnected from the firstsignal input terminal; and in the detecting stage: the switch controlmodule controls the control terminal of the driving module to bedisconnected from the trace line, controls the trace line to beconnected to the evaluation unit, and controls the first terminal of thedriving module to be connected to the first signal input terminal. 31.The surface structure identification circuit according to claim 30,wherein each switch line set includes a scan line, a control line and apulse signal line, and the switch control module includes a first switchtransistor, a second switch transistor and a third switch transistor,wherein: the first switch transistor has a gate connected to the scanline, a first electrode connected to the control terminal of the drivingmodule, and a second electrode connected to the trace line; the secondswitch transistor has a gate connected to the control line, a firstelectrode connected to the first signal input terminal, and a secondelectrode connected to the first terminal of the driving module; and thethird switch transistor has a gate connected to a pulse signal inputterminal, a first electrode connected to the trace line, and a secondelectrode connected to the evaluation unit, the pulse signal inputterminal being connected to the pulse signal line, the pulse signal linebeing able to supply a voltage signal capable of turning on the thirdswitch transistor to the gate of the third switch transistor in thedetecting stage.
 32. The surface structure identification circuitaccording to claim 29, wherein each switch line set includes a resetsignal line, the reset module included in the surface structureidentification unit is connected to the reset signal line, and the resetmodule is able to receive a reset signal via the reset signal line inthe reset stage and reset the control terminal of the driving module.33. The surface structure identification circuit according to claim 32,wherein the reset module includes a reset transistor and a reset signalinput terminal, the reset transistor having a gate connected to thereset signal input terminal, a first electrode connected to the controlterminal of the driving module, and a second electrode connected to thefirst signal input terminal, and the reset signal input terminal beingconnected to the reset signal line.
 34. The surface structureidentification circuit according to claim 29, wherein the evaluationunit includes a plurality of amplifier and filter modules and aplurality of analog to digital converters, each trace line is connectedto one amplifier and filter module corresponding thereto, and eachamplifier and filter module is connected to one analog to digitalconverter corresponding thereto.
 35. An electronic device, comprising asurface structure identification circuit, wherein the surface structureidentification circuit is the surface structure identification circuitaccording to claim
 29. 36. A method for identifying a surface structureusing the surface structure identification circuit according to claim29, wherein the method includes a plurality of identification cycles,and each identification cycle includes: a reset stage: resetting thecontrol terminal of the driving module using the reset module; acharging stage: controlling the first terminal of the driving module tobe disconnected from the first signal input terminal, controlling thesecond signal input terminal to be set to zero, controlling the controlterminal of the driving module to be connected to the trace line suchthat the control terminal of the driving module is stabilized at avoltage capable of maintaining connection between the first terminal andthe second terminal of the driving module, and controlling the traceline to be disconnected from the evaluation unit; a detecting stage:controlling the trace line to be connected to the evaluation unit,controlling the first terminal of the driving module to be connected tothe first signal input terminal; and controlling a signal of the secondsignal input terminal to cause the driving module to be in amplifiedstate; and a calculating stage: determining morphology of the surfacestructure based on a current received in the detecting stage by theevaluation unit.